| Another Picture perfect day for 9th Annual 5K Race! |
The 9th Annual Michael Dunleavy 5K Walk & Road Race to benefit
childhood Cancer Research held on April 10, 2011 was a great success.
The warm sun was tempered by the cool breezes and the partly cloudy sky provided a perfect day as
hundreds of runners and walkers set off on their annual journey. Some 265 runners combined
with over 300 walkers in the annual event to help raise money to fight Childhood Brain Tumors
and promote cancer research.
Gerry Dunleavy and his family thank everyone for their continued
support both here in Winchester and for our Sister Foundation in Doolin, Ireland. His message this
year.... "Because of all of you we are making great progress. To date, we have raised over $1 million for this
worthy cause." Also recognized were the Martignetti Family who through their annual Family Bocci Tournament
donated $30,000 this year to the Foundation. Learn more about the Martignetti Family Bocci Tournament.
| Choral Group sings National Anthem |
Members of the Choral Group sing our National Anthem before an enthusiastic crowd.
| Winchester Teams Volunteer and man the Water Stations for 2011 Race. |
We seen them year after year. Michael Rauseo and his crew from Gloria's Pizza.
Not only do they bring hundreds of slices of Pizza through out the event but they serve it as well. Have you ever noticed
that small black car that constantly leaves then returns to the parking lot a short time later? You guessed it. It's the Pizza Delivery
guy and he is making sure that Michael has plenty of hot pizza to give out. Our warmest thanks go out to Michael and every member of
his crew for all they have done over the years to help make this event a big success.
After all the walking and running you would think no one would be ready to
dance. But you would be wrong. These kids still have plenty of energy to dance to Cotton-Eyed Joe and
YMCA.
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| Overall 1st Place Runner ! |
Brad Mish of Boston number 186 has turned in the courses third fastest time ever
at 16:57:0 minutes. The Course record is held by Andie Colon of Methuen who ran it in 16:06.0
in 2008 followed by Colon Carden in 2009 who finished in 16:28.0.
Congratulations to all the runners on a spectacular run.
| Overall 1st Place Female Runner ! |
Emily McDivitt number 72 of Malden powered her way to the finish line
in 21:16:00 and finished 20th in the over all standings beating her last years results by nearly a minute
and moving up from 22nd place over all. Congratulations Emily on another great run!
| Historical Over all Winners ! |
Someone has to win, but here there are no losers. Here is a list of the
over all winners since the Michael Dunleavy 5K was first run.
2003 Michel Arpin 17:15:0 Andover
2004 Paul Richard 16:59.8 Winchester
2005 Mark Walsh-Cooke 17:33:0 Unknown
2006 Mike Dimauro 17:37.9 Woburn
2007 Steve Blair 19:10.5 Woburn
2008 Andie Colon 16:06.0 Methuen
2009 Coley Carden 16:28.0 Winchester
2010 Mike Dimauro 17:14.0 Woburn
2011 Brad Mish 16:57.0 Boston
| A Tradition continues !!! |
Eleven year old twins Michael (number 194) and Daniel (number 197) O'Donaghue of Lexington who have been
running in this event since 2007 finished 10th and 11th overall this year and 1st and 2nd in the male 9 to 11 age group.
Older brother Thomas age 13 (number 196) finished 16th overall and came in first in the 12 to 14 age group. Rumor has it that
the boy's Mom, who also has run the race each year with the boys kept a respectable distance behind in case she
was needed. A great job boys and Mom.
| Complete Results and Photos ! |
View complete race results or
check out our gallery archive for more photos taken throughout the event. The Galleries are presented in an
easy to use thumbnail format that allows you to pick the images you want to view in full size. You can even
browse through photos of all the past Walks and Races starting in 2003 all the way up to this years event.
The photos in our Gallery are presented in chronological order. As you scroll down through them you can
see the activities as they happened. We hope you will enjoy them.
Visit the 2011 Photo Gallery
Visit our Photo Archives
| 9th Annual Doolin Walk Set for April 17, 2011 |
The Michael Dunleavy Foundation of Doolin, Ireland will hold its 9th annual Walk on Sunday April 17.
The Walk which begins and ends at Doolin's Russell Cultural Center winds its way through some of the
most beautiful countryside in Ireland. All are invited to join in the annual fund raiser to benefit Childhood
Cancer research. Here is a note from the Dunleavy Family about this event.
Dear Friends,
The 9th annual Michael Dunleavy Walk will take place in Doolin on Sunday April 17th starting at 1.00pm at the Russell center. If you are in the area we would love to see you, and if you would please pass the word to relatives and friends. If you are living in the US please let your Irish relatives and friends know about this event. You can get sponsorship cards by calling Mary O Donoghue at (065) 707 4342, or Maurice Dunleavy at (087) 291 2916. You can view more information on line at www.michaeldunleavy.com.
As the newspaper article states some of the money raised is used to re engineer adult chemotherapy drugs, so that they can be used in children with brain tumors. This will give these children a much better chance than Michael had. Every little bit helps in the fight against this terrible disease.
Thank You!
The Dunleavy Family
The Michael Dunleavy Foundation wishes to thank all the participants of this years Annual 5K Walk & Road Race and
the Merchants and Volunteers that made it all happen. Without all of you none of this would have been possible.
We hope to see you all again next year !
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